St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-25

TIL AT CANARD.

THAT CANARD.
The politicians are giving themselves a
great deal of unnecessary worry about
President CLEvELAND's intentions respect
ing second term. Senator VEST. who is
evidently responsible for the recent agita-
ton OF the question: is too small man to
I'LL as big place in the public eye as he
desires to fill. He is a spokesman who
is badly disgruntled because he cannot use
the president for his individual purposes,
and seeks to avenge himself by thrusting
the president into an undesirable sort Of
prominence for a man of his station to Oc-
cupy. 1t was very little business for a
senator to be engaged in. If VEST is re-
sponsible for that interview, he ought to be
ashamed of himself. If he is not RESPONSE
ble then he should lose no time in setting
himself right before the country.
As matter of fact it is not question for
Mr.. CLEVELAND to decide whether he will
be candidate for reelection or not.
That is a question for the Democratic party
to decide, and the Democratic party is
| thoroughly capable of disposing of it. 1t is
long ways OFF yet until the national De-
mocracy will be called upon to determine
whether Mr. CLEVELAND should be the
party's next standard bearer. There are so
many things liable to occur within the next
year that the wiSest Democratic leaders
would not undertake to say at this time
what the party ought to do or ought not to
do in 1883. If the convention was to be
held this year there is practically but one
voice in the Democratic party as to who its
nominee should be. Looking at the situa-
ton as 1t now exists, GROVER CLEVELAND
would be as sure of denomination
| as he lives. There could be no other
rational or logical conclusion And
nothing short of complete physical
disability could prevent Mr.. CLEVELAND
from accepting the nomination 1t would
not be question of whether he wanted the
nomination or did not want it. He would
be impelled by every consideration of per-
Sonal honor and party fidelity to accept it.
That Is the situation as it stands to-day. So
there is no reason why the president should
express an opinion on the subject Nor is
there any reason why he should be sus-
pected of maturing OF entering into any
schemes or conspiracieS to secure re-
nomination. Therefore the fictitious inter-
view which Senator VEST is charged with
having published to the world is not SO
much personal reflection upon the presi-
dent, as 1t was intended to be, as it is a
gratultouS Insult to the Democratic party.
But, as we have said, there is more than
year yet until the Democratic party will
be called upon to name Mr.. CLEvELAND's
H.,
liable to occur in that time. There
is to be long session of con-
| greSS i'll the meantime, and what
an American congress is going to do is one
OF the mysteries past finding out. 1t is liza
| bic to upset all the calculations that are
made to-day. If for any reason it should
OCCUR year hence that it would not be
wise OF polite for the Democratic party to
re-nominate Mr.. CLEVELAND, there is no
one who would be more likely to discover
that fact or be more ready to recognize it
than MI. CLEVELAND himself He is not
man who has to be knocked down before
he takes hint. There is no probability
| that he will ever obtrude himself upon the
party when he is not wanted, or will stand
In the way of its success. That is not char
acteristic OF the man. Everybody who was
| acquainted with the president knew that
the publication, which gave pretended
authoritative statement from him that
| he would rot accept denomination, was
| fiction. 1t was not necessary for
his friend. Col. LAMONT. to deny
| it. 1t is singular how these
small fry politicians bank on the gullib ility
of the people. Senator VEST. or whoever
is responsible for that publication, inn
agined that everybody would accept it as
true, and that would virtually rule Mr.
CLEVELAND out of the race. Or. in case
| it failed to do that, the author of the fiction
| doubtless expected that it would force the
president into making a positive assertion
that he was a candidate for denomination.
which would have put him in bad light
before the public. Fortunately, the effort
failed in both respects. The people re-
fused to believe it. and the president would
not unbend his dignity to take notice of it,
The author, of the silly story is left with his
finger in his mouth, presenting about as
ridiculous an attitude as it is possible for a
squelched politician to present.